@balatonQuote:

I thought I read here that we shouldn't use DiskCache (maybe only if you use FFS?).

I have it removed from my Kicklayout. Partitions with NGFS and SFS/02.

@trixie

Great read. Yep, 2023 was a horrible year...

Would love to see your file requestor with preview function expanded to include images and maybe video and rolled out across the OS.

@Radar103Quote:

Go to Servers and check that www.amiupdate.net is selected. For some reason it isn't selected by default and selecting it doesn't stick.

@TiredOfLifeQuote:

Thanks, I thought I had run the installer from fresh, but I guess I hadn't. I updated to 2.52, although AmiUpdate cannot update itself to 2.53. It can see the update but can't install it.

I've also been unable to update AmiUpdate.

When I run my current version (2.49) it doesn't detect any updates.

I downloaded the version you linked above, but when I try and run the installer, it stops:

"COPYFILES: Couldn't copy file 'DockStrip' in line 116.

DOS Error Type: Unable to access a file or drawer -- object in use"

I tried manually copying across AmiUpdate from the archive, but when I run it it crashes.

Also perplexed by update library. Both the version I have and the version in the archive have the same version string 53.19 but different dates and differnt file sizes.

@smfQuote:

Yeah, me.

I've been too busy/cowardly to try. Plus, I tried to upgrade my uboot a few months ago, and the machine wouldn't even power on.

Probably the best filesystem to use on your X5040 is the *unreleased beta version* of NGFS.

The version that was released with OS 4.1 final is pretty broken and not terribly reliable. Apparently, however, there is a beta version that has been developed that is much better. Like I said, it was never released, so you might need to privately ask a beta tester or one of them may PM you after reading this. (Don't ask me, I don't have it either).

It is not backwards compatible with the release NGFS, so if you're starting a new system from scratch, I recommend getting hold of it and using that. I don't know if NGFS works on anything other than X50x0.

I don't know which version A1222 let alone X5040 (I have X5020) ship with; as NGFS was developed by Hyperion I would guess its the original release version.

I use NGFS for my boot partition and SFS/02 for all others - although I believe you can still boot from SFS/02, provided is is enabled in your kicklayout.

I don't believe we should be using SFS/0 on OS4 systems, although joerg is far more knowledgeable than me on this.

Hi,

On my X5000/RX560, scrolling is very rough and refreshing slow - the page visibly flickers (the top when scrolling up and the bottom when scrolling down) and often completely disappears for a second.

I have tried on both Workbench and Netsurf on its own screen, also tried switching off Simple Refresh, but the result is the same.

@AmigaOldskooler

So much happening this month... FFMPEG (and GUI), MPlayer, Ibrowse... I've been so busy to check them out. Will have to wait until January.

Thanks for the Roundup, always very useful for catching up on what I've missed.

@broadblues

Beautiful work, Andy.

@tekmage

I'm using Nick Clover's Weather Python script http://os4depot.net/?function=showfil ... =network/misc/weather.lha which I need to comment out of network.startup and reboot in order to upgrade AmiSSL.

BTW, had a slight hiccup when I upgraded from 2.5 to 3.0. The installer detected the version bump, and created a new directory for 3.0 and migrated files across. But I had some custom buttons that I had custom images for. These sit in the same dir as the other button images but for some reason were not migrated. So when I first started 3.0 I got a bunch of missing images error messages. Took me a few moments to figure out what went wrong. Installer should copy across the entire directory including any images I have added.

Wow, this was unexpected!

So does this mean IBrowse 2.5 dev is ended, and all future work will just be on 3?

@AmigaSociety

Hmmm, no problems on my X5000 but I have had a lot of issues installing Hyperion updates, to the point that I once bricked my machine. I have found that if I select "Novice User" (I normally select Advanced), the installer doesn't crash out. Bit of a long shot, but give it a go.

@Maijestro

Wait, there's an update 3? Latest I've heard of is update 2 (which got hotfixed), dated 12th Jan 2021.

@Raziel

What happens if you use NTFS as the file system?

Not sure I understand your reply, but it sounds like your system was stable for 2 days without using MAME.

This could indicate that MAME is the issue, trashing memory and causing lock ups.

I suggest you contact the author and report the problem.

@joerg

Thanks, haven't switched my A1200 on since 2020, if I resurrect it, I might get one.

My initial plan for my A1200T back in the day was to expand via IDE, but after trying multiple expanders that simply didn't work I gave up and added a scsi kit to my Blizzard. It was more expensive, but a better decision as it was more expandable.

It worked fine, but with nothing on the internal IDE, took quite a while to boot up.

Just as a matter of interest, what happens if you use your X5000 for an extended period without using MAME? Do you still get the lock-up?